Senior Backend Engineer, InvestEngine
Pensions Team, Python
Investment management company
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Investment management company
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make investing more simple, more accessible and more powerful.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of experience in backend development
- Strong Python skills and deep knowledge of Django or similar frameworks
- Experience designing backend architectures and scalable systems
- Solid understanding of relational databases, caching, and system design
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining REST APIs
- Ability to take ownership and make sound technical decisions independently
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and turning requirements into practical solutions
- Familiarity with modern engineering practices: Git, CI/CD, clean code, testing, and monitoring
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- English B2+ and fluent Russian
Desirable
- Experience in fintech, regulated industries, or internal B2B tools
- Familiarity with AWS and Docker
- Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
- Experience working with pensions, investment products, or other financial products
- Open-source contributions or personal technology projects
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Pensions Team and help us build, scale, and improve the backend systems powering InvestEngine’s pension products
- You’ll work on complex backend challenges, design reliable and scalable services, contribute to architectural decisions, and help improve the stability and quality of our systems
- This is a hands-on engineering role with no direct people management responsibilities
- You’ll work closely with Product, Compliance, and Business teams to turn business requirements into robust technical solutions and take ownership of key backend initiatives
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Python 3.11 using Django / DRF
- Design scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend solutions
- Contribute to architectural discussions and make technical decisions within your area of ownership
- Work with MySQL and Redis to improve system performance and reliability
- Build and improve RESTful APIs for internal and external integrations
- Continuously improve system performance, stability, and scalability
- Collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Business teams to deliver new features and improve existing processes
- Investigate and resolve production issues, identify bottlenecks, and reduce technical debt
- Maintain high standards of code quality, testing, and engineering practices
- Work with Git and CI/CD pipelines, including TeamCity and GitHub Actions
- Contribute to improvements in architecture, development processes, and internal tooling
- Modern tech stack — Python 3.11, Django, MySQL, Redis, AWS, GitHub, TeamCity
Application process
- Intro call with our Talent team
- Technical interview with the Backend team
- Gamified cognitive assessment to understand how you think and problem-solve
- Final conversation with our CTO
Our take
InvestEngine is an investment management company that aims to democratize investing by helping everyone, irrespective of their financial knowledge, benefit from the markets.
The company distinguishes itself through its very low fees - their DIY portfolio service is associated with zero fees. Moreover, they aim to eliminate the high barrier to entry associated with a significant initial investment by allowing clients to start investing with a low initial amount.
Moreover, all the money invested through its platform is safe. InvestEngine is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and investments are eligible for claims under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), thus the clients' investments are protected.
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Company benefits
- Work from anywhere scheme for up to 3 months at a time 🇬🇧
- Paid time off and sick leave 🇬🇧
- Training and development 🇬🇧
- Flexible environment 🇬🇧
- Vitality health plans 🇬🇧
Company values
- Ownership
- Personal responsibility
- Integrity
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Andrey Dobrynin
(Managing Director)Previously Head of Marketing at Slando for 5 years, CEO - Russian-speaking markets at OLX Group for 2 years and Co-Founder at Larixon Classifieds for 6 years.
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